A nature lover's field guide to Augusta National

Every hole at Augusta National is named for a plant that adorns it. Getty Images When Bobby Jones and Alister MacKenzie built Augusta National, they did more than turn a fruit nursery into a golf course. They transformed a swath of orchards into one of the game’s most varied ecosystems.

That heritage lives on in the names of the championship holes, each christened for a flower, shrub or tree, and in the trill of birdsong and the ripples of life in the property’s ponds and creeks. The big springtime tournament gets all the attention. But Augusta National belongs to more than golfers, patrons, camera crews and club members.

Here’s a field guide to the flora and fauna that call it home. FLORA Tea Olive — Hole No. 1 Osmanthus fragrans Augusta National opens with a long par 4 named for a small evergreen shrub whose tiny white flowers open with one of sweetest fragrances in the plant kingdom.

The catch is that the tea olive blooms in fall. By Masters week, it still cuts a handsome figure, but without its distinctive scent. Pink Dogwood — Hole No.